My husband and I read everything and are feeling very comfortable with bringing the g-kids here for a few days and then taking them on a river rafting trip (we think we can still do it!!) on the Colorado river.
That sounds AWESOME!
I wouldn't invite dad (that's just me) though... just in case he says yes. My son's father always used to say "yes" to doing things but then bail at the last minute or no show/no call. I knew it was going to happen but I would invite him anyway - to give him a chance at having a relationship with his son. Maybe I thought it would somehow inspire him to get and stay clean if he saw his boy... Anyway, involving him put a great deal of stress and pressure on me to protect my son from his dad's false promises and, no matter how hard I tried to protect him, it would break my little boy's heart every single time.
I decided not to deal with it anymore. I just stopped calling him. Now he's completely out of the picture. Unfortunately I am still dealing with my son's broken heart.